Three years after its birth, Zagreb Film Festival
placed itself among the most important cultural events in the city, which
is supported by the fact that just last year 15 000 people came to film
screenings and 35 000 visited the Festival attracted by the rich festival
program on the premises of Student Centre in Zagreb.

During the Festival the Student Centre transforms into a city wide awake
from 9 am until 4 am with all its halls, lobbies and bars at the disposal
of festival events. Already with its first appearance in 2003 the Festival
attracted public attention to the Student Centre as a frequented venue
of presentations, creations and cooperation. It prompted it to open for
the public and stay that way all year round. These are exactly the characteristics
that we remember from the second half of the 29th century when it was
the venue of some of the most significant events of the Zagreb modern
culture. The premises in the city centre got back its dynamics and, besides
students and young people it is primarily intended for, it opened up for
other generations as a meeting place for a creative dialogue. These two
festivals, with the determiner the first, attempt to raise awareness
of the importance of contemplating new creative possibilities, to encourage
innovativeness and interdisciplinary approaches and to see young people
as their primary though not exclusive audience.

Besides the competition program split in three categories - feature film,
short feature film and documentary film - in shaping the program we paid
the same attention to the supporting program in which every year the film
production of a certain country is presented as well as the culture from
which the films come. In addition to primary promotion of the film art,
directors and their debutant works particular importance is given to film
making in other and different worlds. By bringing them closer to the audience
we promote tolerance, acceptance of differences and raising awareness
of difference as the basic value.
A part of the supporting program comprises book promotions, film and cultural
projects as well as the presentations of new technological achievements
related to film production, and finally inescapable entertainment programs.

Festival of the First, as a part of Zagreb Film Festival, recognizes
debutant works in some other areas of creative expression and the decision
on the artistic form through which the story on a given subject is told
is left with the author.

The award at ZAGREB FILM FESTIVAL and FESTIVAL OF THE FIRST
is called GOLDEN PRAM, and the winners will receive the sculpture
of Nedjeljko Mikac as well as the monetary prize provided by the general
sponsor VIPnet.

Zagreb Film Festival is the project of the production house Propeler
film d.o.o., and the Festival of the First is created by the artist organization
Studio artless.